Things to Think About Prior to Purchasing a Home Composter
There are unlimited ways and reasons to make compost, and thankfully there are a bunch of options for buying a home composter that fits your needs.
Here are some things to take under consideration: 1.
How much are you willing to spend? Unless you are going to build your own, you will likely be spending some cash on your home composter or (possibly) composters.
The prices are somewhere between $40 - 500.
There can also be some additional expenses that you should factor in, such as a countertop container for the kitchen or worms if you are purchasing worm bins.
No matter what your budget is, you may want to check with your city government to see if they offer discounted or free compost containers.
Some communities are finding that money can be saved by getting residents to compost food and garden waste and thus reducing the quantity of garbage pickup.
2.
How much waste will you have to compost? Ideally, your compost container will not be too large or too small for the quantity of material that you have available.
Sometimes bigger is not better For some compost tumblers and bins, you may have to buy more than one if you hope to continuously be adding to it, so consider that as well.
3.
How much room will it take up and is your space inside or outside? If you have limited space, you will want to assess it and then check to determine which compost containers are workable options.
As discussed in question 2, a tumbler or bin in which compost can only be removed after all (or most) of the waste has become compost, may mean you will want an additional bin.
After you stop adding to it, it will take several weeks before it is ready to be emptied and in the interim, you would have to come up with an alternative way to deal with your food and garden waste.
There are a couple of indoor options, including worm bins.
There are even automatic composters that fit under a kitchen cabinet.
4.
Is appearance important? If your composter will be out of sight, then maybe not, but for many home and urban composters, looks will be an issue.
Plastic or wood? Green or black? Tall or short? There are lots of choices.
5.
How patient and committed are you? There are a few ways to compost that do not involve a big commitment, but in the beginning, you may need some patience.
Most compost tumblers require that you spin them every few days.
Most bins will compost sooner when turned every few weeks.
How long can you stand to wait until you have nutrient-rich compost as a reward for your efforts? Some composting products claim that it might be as little as two weeks or it may be several months.
You should read the promises made by the manufacturer of the product you are researching, but also go a little further and look at the details in the instruction manual as well as customer reviews.
Here are some things to take under consideration: 1.
How much are you willing to spend? Unless you are going to build your own, you will likely be spending some cash on your home composter or (possibly) composters.
The prices are somewhere between $40 - 500.
There can also be some additional expenses that you should factor in, such as a countertop container for the kitchen or worms if you are purchasing worm bins.
No matter what your budget is, you may want to check with your city government to see if they offer discounted or free compost containers.
Some communities are finding that money can be saved by getting residents to compost food and garden waste and thus reducing the quantity of garbage pickup.
2.
How much waste will you have to compost? Ideally, your compost container will not be too large or too small for the quantity of material that you have available.
Sometimes bigger is not better For some compost tumblers and bins, you may have to buy more than one if you hope to continuously be adding to it, so consider that as well.
3.
How much room will it take up and is your space inside or outside? If you have limited space, you will want to assess it and then check to determine which compost containers are workable options.
As discussed in question 2, a tumbler or bin in which compost can only be removed after all (or most) of the waste has become compost, may mean you will want an additional bin.
After you stop adding to it, it will take several weeks before it is ready to be emptied and in the interim, you would have to come up with an alternative way to deal with your food and garden waste.
There are a couple of indoor options, including worm bins.
There are even automatic composters that fit under a kitchen cabinet.
4.
Is appearance important? If your composter will be out of sight, then maybe not, but for many home and urban composters, looks will be an issue.
Plastic or wood? Green or black? Tall or short? There are lots of choices.
5.
How patient and committed are you? There are a few ways to compost that do not involve a big commitment, but in the beginning, you may need some patience.
Most compost tumblers require that you spin them every few days.
Most bins will compost sooner when turned every few weeks.
How long can you stand to wait until you have nutrient-rich compost as a reward for your efforts? Some composting products claim that it might be as little as two weeks or it may be several months.
You should read the promises made by the manufacturer of the product you are researching, but also go a little further and look at the details in the instruction manual as well as customer reviews.
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